civil defense
civil defense noun: efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.
Noun
civil defense (uncountable)
- Efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.
- Synonyms:
- civil protection
civil defense meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Malay
civil defense in Hindi
- efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack
- नागरिक रक्षा nāgrik rakṣā
civil defense in Urdu
- efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack
- شَہْری دِفاع śahrī difā'
civil defense in Arabic
- efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack
- دِفَاع مَدَنِيّ difāʕ madaniyy, حِمَايَة مَدَنِيَّة ḥimāya madaniyya, وِقَايَة مَدَنِيَّة wiqāya madaniyya
civil defense in Malay
- efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack
- pertahanan awam
More languagesFewer languages
- civil defense in Indonesian
- pertahanan sipil, pertahanan rakyat
- civil defense in Thai
- การป้องกันพลเรือน gaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-pon-lá-rʉʉan
- civil defense in Vietnamese
- phòng thủ dân sự
Synonyms of civil defense
- civil protection
Forms of civil defense
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Questions about civil defense
- What does civil defense mean?
- Civil defense means efforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.
- What is civil defense in Hindi?
- Civil defense in Hindi is नागरिक रक्षा (nāgrik rakṣā). See Civil defense meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is civil defense?
- Civil defense is a noun.
Words near civil defense in the dictionary
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